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What is a model code
A written set of regulations available for adoption by local jurisdictions
Hammurabi is best known for
Establishing the first known building code
A local law is known as a(n)
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ICC PERMIT TECHNICIAN - PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED .Buy Quality Materials!
What is a model code
A written set of regulations available for adoption by local jurisdictions
Hammurabi is best known for
Establishing the first known building code
A local law is known as a(n)
ordinance
A(n) is a claim or encumbrance on a property to secure a debt or obligation
lien
Conduct that was not intended to cause harm or injury, but nonetheless did so,
and also breached some duty of care imposed by the law is known as
negligence
The building official and the municipality can each be sued because
they are two separate and distinct legal entities
A doctrine that provides that a plaintiff who alleges inadequate performance of a
governmental activity has the burden to show that the municipality owed a
specific duty to the plaintiff and not simply to the general public is known as the
doctrine
public duty
The nonperformance of some act that the building official is obligated or has a
responsibility to perform is known as
nonfeasance
The type of immunity usually applied to a building safety personnel is immunity
qualified
Procedural due process means that parties whose rights are to be affected are
entitled to be heard, and therefore must be
notified
The federal requirement that sets the design criteria for public accommodation
and commercial facilities so that a disabled person can mainstream more
comfortably is known as the
ADA
The requirement that mandates general access design standards for new housing
with four or more units is known as the
FHA
A wall erected on an interior lot line as a common support to a structure on both
sides, under different ownerships, for the benefit of both in supporting the
structure is known as a
party wall
A warranty deed ensures the buyer that the property is
free from liens and encumbrances
The act of occupying a space that belongs to someone else is considered a
encroachment
, Which of the following is not another term for a special use?
Nonconforming use
A specialized type of subdivision that describes a large-scale real estate
development project is known as a
planned unit development
Urban renewal takes place when a community puts into place a plan to revitalize
depressed areas in that community.
Urban renewal
Intentionally entering land which is under the possession of another is known as
trespassing
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was adopted by Congress in
1990
The Fair Housing Act (FHA) was adopted by Congress in
1968
Building officials may purchase insurance to protect themselves in the event an
error was made which may give rise to liability
errors and omissions
One of the four elements necessary for a successful malicious prosecution
lawsuit against a building official is
absence of probably cause
A state or municipality can require that a private property owner relinquish some
or all of his or her property for public use under its power of
eminent domain
Caveat venditor means
let the seller beware
Acquiring title to property by possessing it for a specified period of time under
specific circumstances is known as
adverse possession
Personal property differs from real property in that it is
tangible and moveable
What is typically considered the most important step in the enforcement and
administration of building codes?
issuance of the building permit
The doctrine by which a municipality may be precluded by its actions, or
inactions, from asserting a right which it otherwise would have had is known as
equitable estoppel
The boards of appeals shall be appointed by the
governing body
In any appeal to the Board of Building Code Appeal, the burden of proof rests
with the
appellant
To obtain a search warrant to conduct a property inspection, the building official
must first have
issued a permit for the property
The requirement that any and all legislation enacted by a government must bear
some rational relationship to a legitimate governmental function is known as
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